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<blink> Description:

The <blink></blink> tag causes the enclosed text to blink on and off in Netscape-based browsers.

<blink> Web Browser Support:
<blink> Attributes:
none
<blink> End Tag:
</blink> REQUIRED
<blink> Contents:

CDATA. Any HTML text you want to turn on and off in the browser. The following tags are valid within the <blink> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var

<blink> Valid Context:

The <blink> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, STORNG, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var

<blink> Usage:
  • blinking text
    <blink>this text is blinking</blink> and this is not
    View
<blink> Special Notes:
  • It is strongly recommended that you avoid using this element. Blinking text is very difficult to read for some people. Also, many people simply find it annoying.
  • It is recommended that you avoid this element in favor of style sheets.
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